During the back half of the year, employers in health care are
looking to add on employees in full-time, permanent positions, as well
as part-time employees and temporary or contract workers. In
CareerBuilder and MiracleWorkers.com’s latest national survey,
health care employers indicated that full-time, permanent hiring in the
second half of 2013 will show a gradual improvement over 2012, while
temporary and contract hiring is expected to increase 15 percentage
points over last year.

While projected additions to full-time staffs have improved
marginally from last year, temporary and part-time hiring is expected to
grow at a more rapid pace. At the same time, there is an increase in
health care employers planning on transitioning temporary employees to
full-time roles over the next quarter. These trends reflect the
hesitation typical of a post-recession market, along with growing
optimism that will continue as employers gain confidence in the economic
recovery.

Looking forward to the remainder of the year, there will be a
continued boost in temporary hiring activity as well as incremental
increases in hiring for full-time and part-time positions:

51 percent of health care employers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees, up 2 percentage points from last year

34 percent plan to hire part-time employees, up from 28 percent last year

27 percent plan to hire temporary or contract workers, up from 12 percent last year

Other hot roles in health care
Those who don’t have an M.D. can still find a career in the thriving
health care industry. In addition to hiring for health care-specific
positions, health care employers are also placing an emphasis on roles
involving newer technologies, big data and social media. These hiring
trends reflect the growing importance of technology in making patient
records, treatment information and other medical data readily available
across networks and facilities, as well as the need for strong customer
service.

In the remainder of 2013, employers plan to hire in the following areas:

Hiring stable in both big cities & rural areas
When looking at where the health care jobs are, job creation continues
in both big cities and outlying towns, where areas are more densely
populated and can be accessed by greater numbers of patients. Of health
care employers who are hiring in the second half of 2013, 72 percent
said they will be hiring for positions in large metropolitan areas,
while 42 percent will be hiring in nonmetropolitan, rural areas, similar
to last year.

Hiring in the third quarter
Hiring plans for full-time, permanent employees are varied in the health
care industry. While the majority of employers (57 percent) anticipate
no changes to head count, more than a quarter of employers are looking
to add to their staff. Between July and September, 27 percent of
employers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees, similar to last
year.

While the economy continues to improve, the health care industry
remains a strong center of employment and job creation. And as
technology grows more essential to job performance and patient care, new
roles will be added to meet the industry’s demands.

During the back half of the year, employers in health care are
looking to add on employees in full-time, permanent positions, as well
as part-time employees and temporary or contract workers. In
CareerBuilder and MiracleWorkers.com's latest national survey,
health care employers indicated that full-time, permanent hiring in the
second half of 2013 will show a gradual improvement over 2012, while
temporary and contract hiring is expected to increase 15 percentage
points over last year.

While projected additions to full-time staffs have improved
marginally from last year, temporary and part-time hiring is expected to
grow at a more rapid pace. At the same time, there is an increase in
health care employers planning on transitioning temporary employees to
full-time roles over the next quarter. These trends reflect the
hesitation typical of a post-recession market, along with growing
optimism that will continue as employers gain confidence in the economic
recovery.

Looking forward to the remainder of the year, there will be a
continued boost in temporary hiring activity as well as incremental
increases in hiring for full-time and part-time positions:

51 percent of health care employers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees, up 2 percentage points from last year

34 percent plan to hire part-time employees, up from 28 percent last year

27 percent plan to hire temporary or contract workers, up from 12 percent last year

Other hot roles in health careThose who
don't have an M.D. can still find a career in the thriving health care
industry. In addition to hiring for health care-specific positions,
health care employers are also placing an emphasis on roles involving
newer technologies, big data and social media. These hiring trends
reflect the growing importance of technology in making patient records,
treatment information and other medical data readily available across
networks and facilities, as well as the need for strong customer
service.

In the remainder of 2013, employers plan to hire in the following areas:

Jobs tied to health informatics -- 37 percent

Jobs tied to cloud technology -- 10 percent

Jobs tied to social media -- 7 percent

Jobs tied to managing and interpreting big data -- 7 percent

Jobs tied to mobile technology -- 6 percent

Jobs tied to financial regulation -- 6 percent

Hiring stable in both big cities & rural areasWhen
looking at where the health care jobs are, job creation continues in
both big cities and outlying towns, where areas are more densely
populated and can be accessed by greater numbers of patients. Of health
care employers who are hiring in the second half of 2013, 72 percent
said they will be hiring for positions in large metropolitan areas,
while 42 percent will be hiring in nonmetropolitan, rural areas, similar
to last year.

Hiring in the third quarterHiring plans for
full-time, permanent employees are varied in the health care industry.
While the majority of employers (57 percent) anticipate no changes to
head count, more than a quarter of employers are looking to add to their
staff. Between July and September, 27 percent of employers plan to hire
full-time, permanent employees, similar to last year.

While the economy continues to improve, the health care industry
remains a strong center of employment and job creation. And as
technology grows more essential to job performance and patient care, new
roles will be added to meet the industry's demands.